The administration predicted that in the whole year, total exports of the products will reach between 11.75 to US$12 billion.
In the first half of this year, Vietnam imported US$1.12 billion worth of wood and wood products, down 8.8 percent year on year. The agency estimated the yearly figure at around US$2.55 billion, the same as in 2019.
In the first six months, 106,300 hectares of forest were planted, fulfilling 48.3 percent of the yearly target of 220,000 hectares.
